England Women vs India Women, ENGW vs INDW, Today Match Prediction 09 July 2021

engw vs indw Match Prediction & Analysis

England Women`s team are having a great run in the T20I matches and have never lost a match in their last 18 months. They will look to continue their dominance in the T20I format and win the series against India. The best way to keep their streak intact is by winning more matches and they will look to win the first T20I match. Indian team will be high on confidence after their win in final ODI and will look to bring the momentum in the T20I series too. We can expect a cracking contest between two of the quality sides in this match.

TEAMS PREVIEW

England Women Preview

England have a very strong T20I unit that has consistent for last 2-3 years.  Nat Sciver, Tammy Beaumount, and Sophie Dunkley scored fifties in the ODI games with some vital contributions from Katherine Brunt and heather Knight. Daniele Wyatt returns to the T20I squad after missing the ODI leg.

Anya Shrubsole will be joined by the Freya Davies in the pace department with all-round duo of Katherine Brunt and Nat Sciver chipping with crucial overs. Sophie Ecclestone will lead the spin attack with Sarah Glenn and Mady Villiers for company. They have 6-7 bowling options and have a variety of bowlers at their disposal.

Top Players to bet on:

Sophie Dunkley: Dunkley batted twice in this series and has scores of 74* & 73* respectively. She has been Mrs. Consistent for the team helping them to score vital runs in the middle order.

Sophie Ecclestone: Sophie picked up 8 wickets in the 3 ODI matches and was the highest wicket-taker across both teams. And she is the No.1 ranked T20I bowler by a long margin.  

England Women Predicted Playing XI:

Danielle Wyatt, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight (c), Natalie Sciver, Amy Ellen Jones (wk), Sophia Dunkley, Katherine Brunt, Sarah Glenn, Sophie Ecclestone, Anya Shrubsole, Freya Davies/Mady Villiers

England Women Actual Playing XI:

Sarah Glenn, Mady Villiers, Sophie Ecclestone, Sophia Dunkley Brown, Amy Ellen Jones, Tammy Beaumont, Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver, Freya Davies, Katherine Brunt, Danielle Wyatt

India Women Preview

Indian team bounced back with a win in the third and final ODI with Smriti Mandana (49 runs) and Mithali Raj (75 runs) playing a crucial role but latter is not available in T20Is currently. Harleen Deol and Richa Ghosh are expected to slot in the team alongside Harmanpret, Shefali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, and Deepti Sharma.

Shikha Pandey and Arundhati Reddy will lead the pace attack of the team. Deepti Sharma and Radha Yadav are expected to slot in as the first choice spinners in the team and Sneh Rana and Poonam Yadav might fight out for the fifth bowler`s spot. Sneh Rana`s all-round abilities will help her pip her contender.

Top Players to bet on:

Shefali Verma: Shefali is the top ranked T20I batter and she scored 130 runs at a strike rate of nearly 160. Her explosive batting at the top will put the opposition in the back foot and she will look to take advantage of field restrictions in the first 6 overs. .   

Deepti Sharma: Deepti Sharma lead the bowling attack with brilliant figures of 3/47 & 18 runs in the final ODI. She will be expected to play a hue role in the T20Is with her all-around capabilities.  

India Women Predicted Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Shafali Verma, Harleen Deol, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Deepti Sharma, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Shikha Pandey, Arundhati Reddy, Sneh Rana, Radha Yadav, Jemimah Rodrigues/Richa Ghosh

India Women Actual Playing XI:

Smriti Mandhana, Sneh Rana, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Harleen Deol, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Harmanpreet Kaur, Shafali Verma, Arundhati Reddy, Richa Ghosh

PITCH AND WEATHER CONDITIONS

Weather Conditions

Northampton is expected to have a dark and cloudy weather on the match day with 40% chances of rain predicted by forecasters. Rain might cause some overs to be lost in this match.

Venue Details

Northampton is a placid track with good pace and bounce early on in the track. We expect the pitch to slow down as the match progresses. The average scores in this match will be around 150-160 runs.

Toss: To Bat

Teams batting first has 6-1 win-loss record in the T20 blast matches played here. Both captains will look to bat first here but rain clouds might tempt them to chase the total.